381 - Tried Everything but Nothing's Working? Studies Show This Creative Tactic is Often Overlooked

Creative Pep Talk

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TRANSCRIPT

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SHOW NOTES

Human Rhythms Series: Part Four

Do Less - Hidden Brain episode with Leidy Klotz

Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less - Book by Leidy Klotz

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Book by Greg McKeown

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Book by Cal Newport

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals - Book by Oliver Burkeman

Intimate Storytelling for Podcasting: The 4 Key Elements - Skillshare Class with Sayre Quevedo

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CALL TO ADVENTURE

The Zeigarnik Cache Clearing

1. Brain dump for 10 minutes on a piece of paper.

2. 80-20 your list.

3. How much time will they take?

4. Do as many of the shorter tasks as possible in one chunk of time!

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